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ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2021

Seasons, weather, and device-measured movement behaviors: a scoping review from 2006 to 2020.

Taylor B Turrisi, Kelsey M Bittel, Ashley B West, Sarah Hojjatinia, Sahar Hojjatinia, Scherezade K Mama, Constantino M Lagoa, David E Conroy

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Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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108citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
16.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 192 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Taylor B TurrisiDepartment of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Kelsey M BittelDepartment of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Ashley B WestDepartment of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
Sarah HojjatiniaAdvanced Safety & User Experience, Aptiv, Troy, MI, USA.
Sahar HojjatiniaDepartment of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Scherezade K MamaDepartment of Health Disparities Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Constantino M LagoaDepartment of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
David E ConroyDepartment of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. conroy@psu.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0204-4093
Pennsylvania State University · USAptiv (United States) · USNorthwestern University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Phase 1 clinical trial to develop a personalized adaptive text message intervention using control systems engineering tools to increase physical activity in early adulthoodR01HL142732 · NHLBI · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI CONROY, DAVID E., LAGOA, CONSTANTINO MANUEL · 2018 to 2021
$2.4M
Adaptation and implementation of a community-based intervention to reduce psychosocial distress and promote physical activity in rural breast cancer survivorsK07CA222335 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI MAMA, SCHEREZADE KELLY · 2018 to 2022
$828k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA222335NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL142732
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis scoping review summarized research on (a) seasonal differences in physical activity and sedentary behavior, and (b) specific weather indices associated with those behaviors.

methodsPubMed, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus were searched to identify relevant studies. After identifying and screening 1459 articles, data were extracted from 110 articles with 118,189 participants from 30 countries (almost exclusively high-income countries) on five continents.

resultsBoth physical activity volume and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were greater in summer than winter. Sedentary behavior was greater in winter than either spring or summer, and insufficient evidence existed to draw conclusions about seasonal differences in light physical activity. Physical activity volume and MVPA duration were positively associated with both the photoperiod and temperature, and negatively associated with precipitation. Sedentary behavior was negatively associated with photoperiod and positively associated with precipitation. Insufficient evidence existed to draw conclusions about light physical activity and specific weather indices. Many weather indices have been neglected in this literature (e.g., air quality, barometric pressure, cloud coverage, humidity, snow, visibility, windchill).

conclusionsThe natural environment can influence health by facilitating or inhibiting physical activity. Behavioral interventions should be sensitive to potential weather impacts. Extreme weather conditions brought about by climate change may compromise health-enhancing physical activity in the short term and, over longer periods of time, stimulate human migration in search of more suitable environmental niches.

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SeasonsSedentary BehaviorWeatherExerciseHuman ActivitiesHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicPhotoperiodEnvironmentExerciseMeteorological conceptsRainScreen timeSeasonsSunlightTemperatureWind

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PMID33541375
PMCPMC7863471
OpenAlexW3128543044

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